• PEOPLE NAME: GALIBI KARIBI OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Carib - (car)

Alternate Name(s): Kalinya, Galibi do Uaçá, Galibi, Galibi do Oiapoque, Cariña, Galibi do Uaçá, Kalihna, Kalinã, Costal Carib, Galibí, Maraworno, Caribe, Marwor, Caribe

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Brazil

Also found in: French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; United States; Venezuela

Population: 70

Global Population: 32,770


PEID: 16800

ROP: 101886

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Galibi Karibi of Brazil, numbering 70, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 32,770 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Carib. The primary religion practiced by the Galibi Karibi is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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